Beach Monitors patrol the beaches every night to keep the turtles and their nests safe.
Nests that are at risk from natural or human dangers are relocated by trained Beach Monitors.
On average, Local Ocean protects and monitors 50-60 nests per year in Watamu. Through our Diani Turtle Watch programme, another 60-70 nests are monitored on the Kenyan south coast.
To date, more than 900 nests have been monitored and over 73,000 hatchlings have made it safely to the ocean.
First turtle nest in Watamu for 2020 – an Olive Ridley!
Kicking off the 2020 nesting season in Watamu with an Olive Ridley turtle [...]
The state of turtle nesting beaches of Kenya
The state of turtle nesting beaches of Kenya The Swahili coast [...]
A new benchmark for nesting turtles!
We asked team member Gladys Kimani what stood out for her in 2018. For Gladys it had to [...]
Let’s Talk Turtles!
Let's Talk Turtles! [...]
A Special Nest
A Special Nest An Olive Ridley Lays Her Eggs in Watamu [...]